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    View across the pond by Annie Kerridge
    A fond goodbye to Will and a warm welcome to our new Warden Matt Warden's blog
    January 7, 2026

    A fond goodbye to Will and a warm welcome to our new Warden Matt

    The New Year is often a time for new beginnings, and for Wheatfen the start of 2026 will bring some changes. Will Fitch has been Warden for almost nine years…
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    Dave Jones using a moth trap at Wheatfen
    Updating the moth record for Wheatfen in 2024 – 92 years and still counting Projects
    May 7, 2025

    Updating the moth record for Wheatfen in 2024 – 92 years and still counting

    After Will had suggested that moths would be one of the monitoring priorities for 2024, I naively asked to see the current moth list for the reserve having no idea…
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    Wheatfen With a Pinch of Salt Projects
    July 1, 2024

    Wheatfen With a Pinch of Salt

    Visitors to Wheatfen may sometimes catch a glimpse of one of the reserves more secretive creatures, mensor salsus. One of our Volunteers (and the author of this blog) Stuart This…
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    Celebrating 100 years of Ted’s nature journals Projects
    December 9, 2023

    Celebrating 100 years of Ted’s nature journals

    It is now 100 years since Ted Ellis, the inspiration behind our trust, first began writing and sketching the wildlife journals which inspired a life-long passion in the natural world.…
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    The Adventures of a Boardwalk Builder Warden's blog
    June 1, 2023

    The Adventures of a Boardwalk Builder

    Like the spring weather, my thoughts throughout April were also to-ing and fro-ing as I pondered on the task of moving 12 tonnes of composite plastic boardwalk from the car…
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    The Warden’s summer wildlife highlights Recent Sightings
    August 4, 2022

    The Warden’s summer wildlife highlights

    The attack came out of the blue. One minute myself and colleague Jordan were joyfully strolling along the pathway enjoying the glorious summer sunshine, the next a ferocious beast was…
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    Too warm in the Warden’s office? Recent Sightings
    December 28, 2021

    Too warm in the Warden’s office?

    The office at Wheatfen Nature Reserve is nothing more than a glorified shed. I am not complaining; a lack of insulation does not bother me, nor does the 1950s style…
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    Teddy Bear on the fen Recent SightingsWarden's blog
    December 2, 2021

    Teddy Bear on the fen

    Lost in tranquil thought, hands deep in my pockets to keep them warm with my head boughed in the classic Warden-chewing-the-cud pose, I skulked along Boundary Path... Chinese water deer…
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    The Legend of Amblyjoppa Recent SightingsWarden's blog
    December 2, 2021

    The Legend of Amblyjoppa

    “That’s not the one,” I exclaimed as I glowered at the evil looking insect in the glass jar. “The one we are after is twice as big as that!” Alas,…
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    Grass snakes at Wheatfen Recent SightingsWarden's blog
    July 8, 2021

    Grass snakes at Wheatfen

    Two outstretched front legs and a small head protruded from its mouth. The light in the prey’s eyes appeared to have faded; it was helpless, caught in the vice like…
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    Snowdrops by Ann Kerridge
    Spring is just around the corner Recent SightingsWarden's blog
    January 11, 2021

    Spring is just around the corner

    A new year, a new lockdown. Outside it’s cold, wet, dark and gloomy. Completing the winter work programme at Wheatfen has become a growing challenge with the recent floods, alongside…
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    Return of the silver washed fritillary butterflies Recent SightingsWarden's blog
    July 23, 2020

    Return of the silver washed fritillary butterflies

    If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise. And I don’t mean the hordes of humming mosquitos, ready to pounce on the unwary visitor…
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    Hidden away near Surlingham in the heart of the Broads, Wheatfen is a magical nature reserve backing onto the River Yare. It is home to the Ted Ellis Trust, who look after the reserve and run regular events throughout the year.

    © 2025 Wheatfen Nature Reserve
    Illustrations by Glyn Brewerton | Site by waterfall
    The Ted Ellis Trust is a registered charity no. 296966

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